Computer History Museum

IBM 705 EDPM Electronic Data Processing Machine

<p>The brochure introduces the 705 EDPM as an advancement on the existing line of IBM data processing machines: 604, CPC, 607, 650, 701, 702, 704. The brochure is printed in orange, blue, gray, and black on glossy white paper. The front cover shows a blue, gray, orange and black abstract geometric design including a memory chip, punch cards, and magnetic tape on a reel. The back cover shows reels of magnetic tape on a gray background. Throughout the inside pages black and white photographs display the 705 EDPM, some with people working. Labeled drawings show how the 705 works and unlabeled drawings display various computer paraphanalia, such as punch cards and magnetic tape on reels. Text contents include: Management instrument electronic data processing; The IBM 705 EDPM blueprint for action; General description; Machine components; Input and output units; Electronic speeds for business management; Applications on the 705; Typical application plans; Control and analysis of inventories; forcasting requirements; IBM service in the data processing field.</p>

Item Details

Date
1955 (Made)
Type
Document
Catalogue number
102646306
Other identifying number
32-6448 (OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER)
Organization
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) (Publisher)
Category
Promotional Material
Credit line
Gift of FIC
Extent
21 p.
Place of publication
North America/USA
Language
English
Acquisition number
X3067.2005
Subject
Business Applications, Digital Computer: Mainframe, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), Promotional Materials